VOICE OF THE PEOPLE (letter).

Checks and balances

Winnetka — The incompetence of the Bush administration, reflected in the president's low poll numbers and talk of censure and impeachment, calls out for some type of accountability.

Unfortunately there will be no accountability as long as the Republicans control all three branches of the government.

The media are the only remaining bulwark against the unbridled power wielded by this administration.

The system of checks and balances envisioned by the founding fathers of the nation must be restored.

President Bush's far-right agenda seems to indicate that he believes he has a strong mandate to carry out an ultraconservative social program, while at the same time burdening us with endless war and our descendants with unprecedented future debt.

It is very difficult to dislodge incumbent congressmen, but that's what must be done to restore the balance of power in Washington.

To effect a measure of accountability, to re-establish a check on the executive branch and to put the country back on the right track, we should elect Democratic candidates to Congress in the forthcoming election.